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1987 Ford E350 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Jul 27, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
4
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 6, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 Ford E350. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–14 of 14

EngineFuel system
Filed Jul 27, 2005

LEAK FROM ON TOP OF FRONT FUEL TANK IN THE AREA OF THE VAPOR VALVE GROMMET. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED IN NHTSA 87V111000. IN RELATION TO NHTSA #87V144000 188,000 VEHICLES WERE AFFECTED. WERE ALL 1987 E350, CLUB WAGONS, WITH 7.5 LITER ENGINES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL? FORD DEALERSHIP STATES MY VAN HAS NOT BEEN UNDER ANY RECALLS PAST OR PRESENT.

NHTSA ID
10130348
Incident
Jul 27, 2005
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 7, 2000

WHILE DRIVING, A TIRE (NO MAKE/MODEL PROVIDED) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR FENDER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

NHTSA ID
557972
Incident
Sep 2, 2000
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 1999

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
836325
Incident
Jan 1, 1991
Engine
Filed Jun 17, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT).

NHTSA ID
536795
Incident
May 14, 1998
Electrical
Filed May 14, 1996
Fire reported

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO START ITSELF WITHOUT THE KEY AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE IGNITON SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984482
Incident
May 14, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504522
Incident
Aug 4, 1994
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 1996

HAND RAIL FAILED ON BUS NUMBER 127. (FOURTH VEHICLE ON 503019) *DSH

NHTSA ID
601359
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 1996

HAND RAIL FAILED ON BUS NUMBER 126. (THIRD VEHICLE ON 503019) *DSH

NHTSA ID
601358
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 1996

HAND RAIL FAILED ON BUS NUMBER 125. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 503019) *DSH

NHTSA ID
601357
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 1996

HAND RAIL FAILED ON BUS NUMBER 124. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 503019) *DSH

NHTSA ID
503019
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 2, 1995

PEDAL FADED TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, POSSIBLE DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE FLUID. TT

NHTSA ID
974435
Incident
Sep 26, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Apr 7, 1995

AFTERMARKET OEM TANKS WHEN FULL OF FUEL PRESSURIZE TO A POINT THAT FUEL - NOT VAPORS - WILL BE RELEASED OUT THROUGH GAS CAP. *SKD

NHTSA ID
489466
Incident
Apr 7, 1995
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 1995
Fire reported

EMISSION CANISTERS LOCATED OUTSIDE FRAME RAIL CAN BECOME SATURATED AND LEAK FUEL AND DRIP FUEL COULD CONTRACT EXHAUST PIPE, RESULTING IN FIRE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
482868
Incident
Apr 7, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 6, 1995

VEHICLE HAS FRONT ROTORS BOTH CRACKED, POSSIBLY METAL FATIGUE. TT

NHTSA ID
958355
Incident
Oct 30, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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